Dosenpfand
German, noun/ˈdoːzənˌp͡fant/
Dosenpfand is spelled D-O-S-E-N-P-F-A-N-D (10 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 142,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dosenpfand is a German neuter noun meaning “can deposit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “auf Getränkedosen erhobenes Pfand”.
What does Dosenpfand mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutercan deposit
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. auf Getränkedosen erhobenes Pfand
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Dosenpfand
- Dosenpfandes genitive
- Dosenpfands genitive
- Dosenpfänder plural
- Dosenpfande dative singular
- Dosenpfändern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dosenpfand?
- /ˈdoːzənˌp͡fant/
- /ˈdoːzənˌfant/
- [ˈdoːzn̩ˌp͡fant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Dosenpfand in German?
Dosenpfand appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).